Binghamton University English Department

Binghamton University English Department On this page we will share news about current events and achievements of graduate and undergraduate students and faculty members.

Prospective graduate and undergraduate students, we hope this page will help you learn more about our department! The Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric offers students the opportunity to study literature and language in their many manifestations. Although English and American literature and the practice of creative and expository writing are primary, the department conceives o

f neither literature nor writing in a narrow or parochial way. Literature courses deal broadly with genres and themes from the past and present, and teach students how to read and analyze texts; creative writing courses foster, in qualified students, the development of serious creativity; rhetoric courses deal with both the theory and practice of communication, as well as the history of oral and written argument. Our program includes distinguished faculty in literary research, critical theory, rhetoric and creative writing. Our Undergraduate Program is one of the most popular on campus, with concentrations available in global culture, rhetoric and creative writing. Many English majors choose to take courses abroad in our popular London Program. About 20 of our top undergraduates are invited each year to pursue an honors degree. Our Graduate Programs in English have a distinguished history of more than 40 years. The department offers four graduate degrees:

MA in English/American literature
MA in English with a creative writing concentration
Ph.D. in English with a research dissertation
Ph.D. in English with creative dissertation
Our graduates have moved on to join faculties at major American research universities, foreign universities, liberal arts colleges and community colleges. Many of our creative writing graduates have successfully pursued careers as novelists, screenwriters and poets. Students interested in teaching English may wish to explore our Graduate School of Education's MAT program in English Adolescence Education for grades 7-12.

09/05/2026

Congratulations to Alida Dean, a new lecturer in the Creative Writing program! She recently had her first novel accepted for publication.

Tina Chang and Hồng-Ân Trương by Eugenia LeighPoems that reimagine Asian American womanhood."I wrote Lion as a response ...
09/04/2026

Tina Chang and Hồng-Ân Trương by Eugenia Leigh
Poems that reimagine Asian American womanhood.

"I wrote Lion as a response to the collective experience of living through the Covid era and the individual experience of one woman witnessing and enduring the pandemic while deeply isolated. As I called upon the voices and visions of these Asian American women artists, it caused me to see my individual experience as one that was fully shared."

Announcing Monk Hours, LN2207, 3-5 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays! All English major concentrations welcome for electronic t...
09/03/2026

Announcing Monk Hours, LN2207, 3-5 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays! All English major concentrations welcome for electronic technology-free silent study, reading, writing, and thinking hours. Hosted by Joe Weil and Leslie Heywood.

Congratulations to Gray Lianghui Huang and to his departmental mentors Monika Mehta and Jennifer Stoever.
09/03/2026

Congratulations to Gray Lianghui Huang and to his departmental mentors Monika Mehta and Jennifer Stoever.

Congratulations to Gray Lianghui Huang! A doctoral candidate in comparative literature, he was recently published in the journal Q***r Studies in Media & Popular Culture. His article, ‘‘‘I can’t see myself, even with my eyes closed, but I can see you’: Q***r listening and fluid aesthetics in Blue Gate Crossing” takes a look at a 2002 Taiwanese film. Great work!

09/03/2026

Two weeks left: Apply now for an ACLS Fellowship, supporting scholars in the humanities and social sciences!

Awards of $30-60K + additional funding for independent scholars, adjunct faculty and faculty in teaching-intensive roles. Deadline Sept. 17, 5PM ET https://bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I

09/03/2026

"Translating Resistance" workshop — registration closes Sept. 20
Join the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP) for "Translating Resistance: Literary Activism in Conflict and Solidarity," from Saturday, Oct. 3–Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Binghamton University Downtown Center (UDC), on 67 Washington Street.

This regional workshop of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) will be the first one held in North America!

Attend the workshop featuring panels addressing literary translation in/around conflict zones, solidarity-driven translation practices, translators as activists, representation and voice, and digital circulation and activist infrastructures. It will be a space for dialogue on literary translation as a practice of resistance and solidarity across diverse linguistic, cultural, and geographical contexts.

Scholars, practitioners, and students interested in exploring literary translation as a form of activism and solidarity, both within conflict zones and through transnational acts of solidarity across borders, are welcome.

Speakers include Professor Samah Selim of Rutgers University and Ruth Abou Rached of the University of Manchester. Registration will close Sunday, Sept. 20.

Funded in part by The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies Regional Workshop Fund; co-sponsored by the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Department of Comparative Literature, and the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies.

Translating Resistance: Literary Activism in Conflict and Solidarity

09/03/2026

Assistant Professor of English D.M. Aderibigbe’s poem, "The Porter," from his book 82nd Division, was published by Poetry Daily on Aug. 15, 2026. He also recently appeared on RATTLE Magazine's Rattlecast, where he read and discussed poems from the book.

09/01/2026

Join the School of the Arts at the LUMA Projection Arts Festival, from 8:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. Sept. 11-12, in downtown Binghamton! Cinema lecturer Benjamin Stone and alum Brian Gray will be performing a 3D shadow play titled "In Medias Res" inside Stellar Human. Plus, graduate student Mina Lone will present "Memory Map" with her faculty advisors, Soyeon Jung of Art and Design and Jacopo Mazzoni from Digital and Data Studies. Learn more: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2305564

09/01/2026

Culture Chat - Latine Heritage Month

5 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2026. LS-G500.
Register on B-engaged.

What happens when Hip-Hop, culture, identity, and academia collide? Join us for our first Culture Chat of the year featuring Ben Ortiz (DJ ha-MEEN) of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection. In celebration of Latine Heritage Month, we'll explore Ben's journey, his connection to Latine culture, life behind the turntables, and his work helping preserve Hip-Hop history at Cornell University. Come ready for good conversation, great stories, and a different way of thinking about Hip-Hop as culture, history, and knowledge.

08/28/2026

Get ready for our first visiting author of Fall 2026!

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